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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • September 02, 2026

    Avaya Execs Beat Investor Suit Over Failed Tech Transition

    A New York federal court has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against two former Avaya Holdings Corp. executives, who were accused of misleading investors about the success of the North Carolina-based company's transition from a telecom to a technology firm prior to its bankruptcy filing, finding all challenged statements were forward-looking or inactionable.

  • September 02, 2026

    FCC Backs Alaska Telecom GCI's Plan To Serve 10K More

    Improvements in broadband infrastructure mean that Alaskan telecom GCI Holdings will be able to provide hybrid fiber-cellular service to 10,000 more people in the state, the telecom has told the Federal Communications Commission.

  • September 02, 2026

    FCC Staff Are Making Big Decisions, But The Tactic Isn't New

    When an arm of the Federal Communications Commission that deals with broadcast competition waived one of the country's signature media ownership rules without a full FCC vote this year, it wasn't the first time agency staff had been entrusted with a major decision by the FCC's politically appointed chair.

  • September 02, 2026

    AT&T Asks To Cut Copper-Based VoIP Service In 20 States

    AT&T is continuing with its plans to end its legacy copper-line telephone service across the United States, asking the Federal Communications Commission for permission to cut services that rely on copper wires in certain areas in 20 states.

  • September 02, 2026

    Trump Foreign Equipment Order Perplexes Power Cos.

    The U.S. power industry is scrambling to make sense of President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order restricting imports of equipment used for the electricity grid, and attorneys say complying with the directive could ultimately make projects more expensive and take them longer to build.

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  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of telecommunications law practices

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